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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

San Diego-based wireless communications module developer On-Ramp Wireless announced Wednesday that Kevin Hell, the former CEO of DivX, has joined the company as President and CEO. Hell sits on the boards of Hold-Free Networks, Perminova, Inc, MicroPower Technologies and Pixon Imaging, Inc.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

San Diego-based Novatel Wireless , the developer of wireless broadband modems for connecting PCs to cell phone networks, said today that it is in a definitive agreement to acuiqre Enfora , a developer of wireless, machine-to-machine (M2M) communications products. in the 12 months ending September 30, 2010. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Acquisition Networking Custom 133

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JANUARY 6, 2010

San Diego-based Sigalert.com , which provides local traffic information both through an online site as well as by providing traffic graphics to local television stations, has been acquired by Westwood One. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Sigalert was completely bootstrapped by Berke and Johnstone.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

San Diego-based Zogenix , a developer of needle-free, delivery systems for the treatment of acute migraines and cluster headaches, has filed for a $90M IPO. in revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2010, with a net loss of $49.3M. Tags: zogenix merger acquisition lifescience migraine headache health. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010 -- How To Sell Your Business: The Process Of An Acquisition. Paul Johnson, a partner at Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves and Savitch, one of San Diego's largest law offices, gives insight and training on the process of sophisticated merger and acquisition negotiations.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

San Diego-based Peregrine Semiconductor , a developer of RF integrated circuits for the wireless and other markets, filed for an IPO late Friday, saying it is looking to raise up to $100M on either the Nasdaq Global Market or New York Stock Exchange. for the nine months ended September 25, 2010. on revenues of $70.5M

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

San Diego-based Kyocera Wireless has sold its Indian subsidiary, Kyocera Wireless (India) Pvt. The deal is worth $6M in upfront payments, plus payments linked to revenue in 2010/2011, and 2011/2012. MindTree said it expects an increase of approximately $9M in revenues between October 2009 to March 2010 related to the deal.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

San Diego-based Jitterbug , which operates a wireless service aimed at seniors and others, said today that it has acquired MobiWatch , a developer of mobile, personal emergency response services. According to Jitterbug, it will offer a mobile personal emergency response service (M-PERS) based on MobiWatch's products in late 2010.

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MARCH 7, 2012

San Diego-based CareFusion said yesterday that it has agreed a technology and consulting firm focused on pharmacy automation, PHACTS, LLC. CareFusion said that it has been a exclusive reseller of PHACTS pharmacy inventory management software and automation since November of 2010. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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MAY 2, 2011

San Diego-based Fallbrook Technologies , the developer of electrical transmission technology for the automotive industry, has pulled its IPO, according to a filing from the firm. Fallbrook had originally filed for an IPO in February of 2010. Fallbrook had originally filed for an IPO in February of 2010. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 26, 2011

San Diego-based Ligand Pharmaceuticals said Wednesday afternoon that it has acquired CyDex Pharmaceuticals , a Kansas-based drug reformulation firm. CyDex had 2010 revenues of $16.3M. Ligand said it will pay $31.2M in upfront cash, $4.3M at the one year anniversary of closing, and unspecified earn out based on revenue share.

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MARCH 20, 2017

Japan’s Murata Manufacturing has acquired Arctic Sand Technologies of Burlington, MA, and plans to combine Arctic Sand’s low-power semiconductor technology with its San Diego-based subsidiary, Peregrine Semiconductor. The purchase price was $68 million, according to a Peregrine spokeswoman.

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MAY 5, 2011

San Diego-based Active Network , the operator of sports registration and online community sites, said in a filing today that it had a net loss of $10.9M Revenues were up 15% from the quarter ending March 30, 2010, when the firm reported a net loss of $12.4M on revenues of $72.71M for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

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MAY 9, 2011

San Diego-based Peregrine Semiconductor , the developer of CMOS RF integrated circuits, updated its S-1 filings Friday, saying that it had a net loss of $1.0M for the similar quarter in 2010. on revenues of $21.2M for the three months ended March 26, 2011. That compares with net income of $1.0M on revenues of $22.9M

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JULY 25, 2012

San Diego-based Peregrine Semiconductor , the developer of CMOS, RF integrated circuits, has set an estimated pricing range for its its IPO. The move pulls the firm's IPO out of a long dormancy -- the company had originally filed for an IPO back in 2010. and $16.00 The firm is offering 5,500,000 shares of its stock in its IPO.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

San Diego-based Active Network has filed for an IPO, saying in its S-1 that it is looking to raise up to $150M. for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.w Active Network operates a network of online sports registration, community activity and group sites, and other related Internet services. on revenues of $242.8M

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AUGUST 24, 2011

San Diego-based Zogenix , the developer of delivery systems for administering pain medication, is planning a follow on offering of its stock. The new offering comes about 10 months after Zogenix had its IPO in November of 2010. Zogenix is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market as ZGNX. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

Prolific San Diego angel investor Howard Lindzon , who runs StockTwits , has scored a big exit at one of his portfolio companies, LifeLock , after the firm had its IPO this morning. Lindzon said he sold half his shares on SecondMarket in 2010. Lindzon said he sold half his shares on SecondMarket in 2010. and $11.50

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JULY 7, 2016

Pernix Therapeutics is slashing its headcount by more than 20 percent as the specialty pharmaceutical company tries to move toward profitability after a streak of acquisitions. In 2014, Pernix, then based in The Woodlands, TX, acquired San Diego-based Somaxon Pharmaceuticals. Those acquisitions helped Pernix reach $175.8

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JULY 21, 2016

After a year in which Biogen’s share price has fallen by more than a third and one of its top drug prospects failed, Scangos, who has led the company since 2010, has announced plans to step down. Scangos, the former head of Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL ), was named Biogen’s CEO in 2010 during a rocky time.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

San Diego-based wireless broadband technology firm NextWave Wireless said today that it has scored a new, $100M debt financing for the firm's business, and made cuts in its staff, along with hiring an investment banker. NextWave said that the debt will go towards funding its operations into 2010. READ MORE>>

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NOVEMBER 25, 2008

San Diego-based Awarepoint (www.awarepoint.com) is a developer of systems for tracking hospital assets, patients, and doctors, using RFID tags. I think that there might be cash toward the end of 2010 or 2011, where IPOs might be reasonable. Congrats on funding. Explain what your products do?

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Acquisition. The San Diego-based company is one of 53 California companies ranked on the Fortune 500, 22 of which are SoCal companies. Arguably the greatest research and development nexus in the United States rests in the area spanning San Diego to Los Angeles. Editor’s picks. Featured stories. Cloud storage.

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MAY 6, 2012

He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. She just spoke at TED EX in San Diego.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

I flew from San Diego (where I was visiting for Thanksgiving) to New York to persuade investors to stick with us. Except that after the acquisition Salesforce.com required that I commute more than an hour each way from Palo Alto to San Francisco. So no prizes for guessing my New Year’s resolution for 2010.

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Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Conference 308